art by Tomas Karkalas, Lithuania: The spiritual healing by the fine arts starts with the recognition of oneself in other

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in the lights of gratitude

On October 13, 2006 the exhibition of my artworks was opened in the hotel “Navalis” Klaipeda, Lithuania.

Butterfly in the Plaster

Technique… What matters indeed is not “what?” and “where?” but HOW do we use the knowledge that was received by us.

Brother Bernardas was reading his poetry during the opening party.

It looks as if my works have nothing in common with an ecclesiastical art, but this isn’t the truth. The secular shapes of my pictures express the same song of gratitude to God and thats the secret of the light. That’s what whispers my colors.

I love to paint, to rejoice at the colors. However, our attempts to measure each other according to his/her works grieve me. If the picture that I am drawing now will happen weaker than yesterday, would it mean that I too have become weaker? And what it will be in case I didn’t make any picture at all tomorrow?

Thanks for the comment. Painting looks like more fun than going back to school, I think. It seems funny to have a guy in robes reading poetry at an art show. Somehow it gives me the giggles…especially the looks on all the ladies’ faces as they sit enraptured. Anyway, it feels good to laugh. Thanks!